Malawi NI 43-101 - December 2011 - Gold Canyon Resources Inc.

58(c) Clay typeTwo soils were thin-sectioned and consist of clay with surprisingly freshk’spar and biotite (Figure 15, 16). These 2 samples were also analyzed for claytype by X-ray diffraction (“XRD”) were reported by J.A. McLeod (MASc, P.Eng) tocontain kaolinite, along with residual silicates from the syenite, as listed below.Sample E686956 (re-sample of CHA-8) contains1. Albite - significant.2. Orthoclase - moderate.3. Kaolinite - minor to moderate.4. Phlogopite(?) - minor.Sample E685964 ( re-sample of CHA-1) contains:1. Kaolinite - significant to abundant.2. Orthoclase - minor.3. Muscovite - minor.4. Quartz - minor.One XRD scan is displayed as Figure 17.5 Parent syenite A sample (E686961) of the central syenite plug (unit SYcof Garson and Walshaw,1969) was taken from an outcrop beside FrancesHut (location Table 8) to determine the mineralogy and total REE content in thisrock, which appears to be the main source of the soils. Major and trace elementsare listed in Table 16, and REE are listed in Table 10. The major elements arefairly typical of syenites, and the trace elements are unexceptional. The 3samples in Table 16 are shown on an alkali vs silica classification plot as Figure18 which shows they have a syenitic composition (intrusive equivalent oftrachyte).